ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374255
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Date: | Sunday 7 September 1986 |
Time: | 07:50 LT |
Type: | Hiller UH-12E |
Owner/operator: | Helicair Ag. Inc. |
Registration: | N149HA |
MSN: | HA3049 |
Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-540-C2A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Gonzales, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Gonzales, CA |
Destination airport: | Gonzales, CA |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:A LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPEREINCED AS THE ACFT DESCENDED INTO A FIELD AT THE BEGINNING OF AN AERIAL APPLICATION SPRAY RUN. THE PLT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING INTO THE FIELD. DURING THE LANDING THE RIGHT SKID DUG INTO THE FIELD, TIPPING THE HELICOPTER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE ACFTS FUEL TANK. THE ACFT WAS REFUELED WITH 20 GALLONS OF FUEL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND SPRAY RUN. FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SIXTH SPRAY PASS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX86FVM08 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX86FVM08
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28-Mar-2024 07:34 |
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